diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index b984ba2a90..b80f5b201a 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ class JobOptionsSerializer(BaseSerializer):
         return res
 
     def _summary_field_labels(self, obj):
-        return [{'id': x.id, 'name': x.name} for x in obj.labels.all().order_by('-name')[:10]]
+        return [{'id': x.id, 'name': x.name} for x in obj.labels.all().order_by('name')[:10]]
 
     def get_summary_fields(self, obj):
         res = super(JobOptionsSerializer, self).get_summary_fields(obj)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_serializers.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_serializers.py
index 50e6322d1d..52d2317fa9 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_serializers.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_serializers.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class TestJobOptionsSerializerGetSummaryFields(GetSummaryFieldsMixin):
         serializer = JobOptionsSerializer()
         summary_labels = serializer._summary_field_labels(job_template)
 
-        job_template.labels.all.order_by.assert_called_with('-name')
+        job_template.labels.all.order_by.assert_called_with('name')
         assert len(summary_labels) == 10
         assert summary_labels == [{'id': x.id, 'name': x.name} for x in labels[:10]]